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  ScrubberUSPTO Application #: 20060202571Title: Scrubber Abstract: A tool having a housing into which a motor assembly and a battery assembly are inserted. A circuit board can be employed to electrically connecting the battery assembly to the motor assembly even if the battery assembly and the motor assembly are not disposed in an in-line configuration. The circuit board can include a switch that can be employed to selectively operate the tool. (end of abstract) Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C - Bloomfield Hills, MI, US Inventors: Sean D. Wilkinson, Mark Slobodian, Weston Van Wambeke, Todd A. Schonewille, David M. Shaver USPTO Applicaton #: 20060202571 - Class: 310050000 (USPTO) The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060202571. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
INTRODUCTION [0001] The present invention generally relates to motorized tools and more particularly to a motorized tool having a offset battery-to-motor configuration. [0002] Motorized battery-powered hand-held scrubbers of the type that are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,253,405; 6,248,007; 5,978,999; 5,956,792; 5,718,014; and 5,697,115, have proven to fulfill the need in the art for a relatively heavy duty power scrubbing tool. There remains, however, a need in the art for a relatively light duty and inexpensive but ergonomically-configured scrubbing tool. [0003] One known light duty scrubbing tool employs a jam-pot housing wherein the motor is press-fit to the housing. Batteries for powering the motor are loaded into the housing on a side opposite the motor. The in-line configuration of this tool, however, renders it somewhat uncomfortable to operate. SUMMARY [0004] In one form, the present teachings provide a tool with a housing, a motor assembly, a battery assembly and a circuit board. The housing has a first cavity, which has a first longitudinal axis, and a second cavity, which has a second longitudinal axis that is not coincident with the first axis and which intersects or is skewed to the first axis so as to form an included angle therebetween that is less than 180 degrees in magnitude. The motor assembly, which includes a motor having a pair of motor terminals, is received in the housing and at least partially disposed in the first cavity. The battery assembly is received in the second cavity and includes a pair of battery terminals. The circuit board is received in the housing and disposed between the battery assembly and the motor assembly. The circuit board has a switch and electrically interconnecting the battery terminals and the motor terminals such that the motor assembly is selectively powered by the battery assembly via the switch. [0005] In another form, the present teachings provide a tool with a housing, a motor assembly, a battery assembly and a circuit board. The housing has a first cavity and a second cavity. The motor assembly, which includes a motor with a pair of motor terminals, is received in the housing and at least partially disposed in the first cavity. The battery assembly is received in the second cavity and includes a pair of battery terminals. The circuit board is received in the housing and disposed between the battery assembly and the motor assembly. The circuit board has a board member, a pair of first intermediate terminals, which are electrically coupled to the battery terminals, and a pair of second intermediate terminals, which are electrically coupled to the motor terminals. Each of the first and second intermediate terminals is coupled to the board member and is not formed of wire. [0006] Further areas of applicability of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description provided hereinafter. It should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating the preferred embodiment of the invention, are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0007] Additional advantages and features of the present invention will become apparent from the subsequent description and the appended claims, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein: [0008] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tool constructed in accordance with the teachings of the present invention; [0009] FIG. 1A is a side elevation view of the tool of FIG. 1; [0010] FIG. 1B is a front elevation view of the tool of FIG. 1; [0011] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a portion of the tool of FIG. 1 illustrating the motor assembly in greater detail; [0012] FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the motor assembly; [0013] FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a portion of the power tool of FIG. 1 illustrating the battery assembly in greater detail; [0014] FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the battery assembly; [0015] FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view in partial section of the tool of FIG. 1 illustrating the assembly of the circuit board to the housing and the motor assembly; [0016] FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an alternately constructed circuit board; [0017] FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the circuit board of FIG. 9; [0018] FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view in partial section of the tool similar to that of FIG. 1 but illustrating the assembly of the circuit board of FIG. 9 to the housing and the motor assembly; [0019] FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of a portion of the tool of FIG. 1 illustrating the battery door in greater detail; [0020] FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of a portion of the tool of FIG. 1 illustrating the battery door hingedly coupled to the housing; [0021] FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of a portion of the tool of FIG. 1 illustrating the output member and the drive member of the attachment in greater detail; and Continue reading... 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